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Folks will do just about anything to remove cockroaches from their homes, but when it comes to UC Davis Picnic Day, you can't remove people from them. Nor would UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology want that. Roach Races are an integral part of Picnic Day.

If a room could beam, Room 122 of Briggs Hall certainly beamed on Saturday, April 23 during the 108th annual UC Davis Picnic Day. The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, showcased forest, medical and agricultural entomology.

Dear 4-H Volunteer, Last year during National Volunteer Month, you were in the beginning of so many unknowns.

Would you like to be an egg, a larva, a pupa or a fly? That was the question that awaited entomology enthusiasts who descended on Briggs Hall during the 108th annual UC Davis Picnic Day on Saturday, April 23. It was a cardboard cutout...

The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's exhibits at Briggs Hall during the annual UC Davis Picnic Day wouldn't be complete without the Fly Fishers of Davis.

If you or your favorite child, grandchild or neighbor created Maggot Art at the 108th annual UC Davis Picnic Day on Saturday, April 23, chances are it's now framed.

Quick, what's the California state insect? You may know that the California grizzly bear (Ursus californicus) is the official state animal. You may know that the California quail (Lophortyx californica) is the official state bird.

Longer breastfeeding direction is significantly associated with greater variety of vegetables consumed by young children according to a new study published by University of California researchers.

Internationally known environmental toxicologist Michael Mike Steven Denison, a distinguished emeritus professor in the UC Davis Department of Environmental Toxicology and an integral part of the UC Davis Superfund Research Program (SRP), died March 22 at age 67 of cancer (glioblastoma).

What's a picnic without bugs? The 108th annual UC Davis Picnic Day will include scores of insect-related displays and activities sponsored by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.